Revelation 21:15 And he who talked with me had a gold reed to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.
16 The city is laid out as a square; its length is as great as its breadth. And he measured the city with the reed: twelve thousand furlongs. Its length, breadth, and height are equal.
17 Then he measured its wall: one hundred and forty-four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of an angel.
18 The construction of its wall was of jasper; and the city was pure gold, like clear glass.
19 The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all kinds of precious stones: the first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,
20 the fifth sardonyx, the sixth sardius, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.
21 The twelve gates were twelve pearls: each individual gate was of one pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.
Twelve is the number of government and order in Scripture. There is no randomness or chaos but instead everything is now in Divine order. The Glory of FATHER has expanded out to the Lamb’s Wife or New Jerusalem. The Body is now adorned with the breastplate of righteousness whereas in the Old Testament only the High Priest wore the breastplate of twelve stones. This is the same breastplate spoken of in 1 Thessalonians chapter 5:
5 You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness.
6 Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober.
7 For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk are drunk at night.
8 But let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation.
This breastplate has Love associated with it for the Bride was given this beautiful breastplate to cover her heart. No longer will disorder be allowed to penetrate her heart but only righteousness will come forth and proclaim order in all the earth. This Bride has taken on the Divine Nature of FATHER and is now describe as pure gold, fully transparent where no hidden agenda can or will be found in her. The wall or outer covering is made up of the overcomers as referenced by the number 144, the number of resurrection.
The city is equidistant in length, width, and height and this references a full and complete Spiritual measurement. Paul spoke of Love using these same terms in Ephesians chapter 3:
14 For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
15 from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man,
17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height—
19 to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
There is much discussion about what each stone means and there is no question that FATHER has a purpose for the type and location of each stone. But let us focus on the big picture of the adornment of the Bride. When Love is the primary motivation, no expense is spared and only the best and most representative will be the adornments. The Beloved Bride of Christ is arrayed for all to see. Isaiah 61 prophesies of this glorious event as righteousness prevails on the earth as the Bride comes down from Heaven:
10 I will greatly rejoice in the LORD,
My soul shall be joyful in my God;
For He has clothed me with the garments of salvation,
He has covered me with the robe of righteousness,
As a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments,
And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
11 For as the earth brings forth its bud,
As the garden causes the things that are sown in it to spring forth,
So the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.
As the revelation of Our Lord Jesus Christ comes into is fullness on earth, the glory will be seen by all. There will be no question of what is happening as the light overtakes all of the darkness that has prevailed until now. The darkness between the two ages is only temporary and those who are prepared will return with the brightness of HIS coming to overtake this darkness. Those whose lamps were trimmed were found to measure up and were accepted. Now the Bride has been measured and found to be fully perfected for the presentation to all who dwell on the earth. The five wise virgins have kept their oil of their first Love trimmed and readied for the Bridegroom’s return, Now the results of all that preparation is coming forth to all the earth.
The city is now pure and transparent. The Love and righteousness emanating from the Throne has now overtaken the entire city. Light and life have swallowed up darkness and death. There are no more hidden agendas of man but only the transparency of FATHER Divine Intent. The tree of the knowledge of good and evil is no longer the source of fruit eaten by mankind. The measurements are complete. The full and complete revelation of Our Lord Jesus Christ is at hand!